SNDT 45 Women’s University Annual Report 2014-15 Participation in Conferences/Seminar/Workshops and Papers presented by the faculty Faculty from both Post graduate departments as well as conducted colleges actively participated in conferences, seminar and workshops. A total of 398 papers were presented, sessions chaired. Three Officers of the University participated in 28 events and delivered Keynote address, presidential address as well as presented papers. Fifty six faculty members from 28 departments presented 190 papers/chaired the sessions, delivered keynote in a conference, worked as Resource persons. Similarly 68 faculty members from 10 conducted colleges/ institutions presented 208 papers (some with research students), were invited to give keynote addresses and as Resource persons. The details are presented below separately for Departments and Colleges/ Institutions. Prof. Vasudha Kamat, Vice Chancellor 1. Participated as member of Committee constituted to design and develop Orientation and Refresher Programmes for Teacher Education, by NCTE, New Delhi. June, 9, 2014 2. Participated as Resource Person in a workshop for Master Trainers on ‘Development of Open Educational Resources (OERs)’. July 14, 2014 3. Participated as Expert member in NCTE Regional Consultation (Western Region) for revision of NCTE Regulations, Norms and Standards. July 16, 2014 4. Participated as Resource Person in workshops for faculty members on Course Planning (Churchgate: July 9, Juhu: July 10 and 23, and Pune: July 16) 5. Co-chaired a technical session on ‘Strengthening Research in Education and Teacher Education’ in the National Consultative Meeting of Vice-Chancellors of Central & State Universities and State Education Secretaries on ‘Reforms in Teacher Education’ jointly organized by the MHRD, UGC and NCTE. September 15, 2014 6. Presidential Address at Neera Desai Memorial Lecture organised by Research Centre for Women’s Studies. September 23, 2014 7. Keynote Address at the National Seminar on ‘Quality of Secondary Education towards employment generation: Initiatives and Interventions’ organized by Chattisgarh Secondary Education Board, Raipur. Title: Restructuring ICT Courses and Applications in Secondary Education. As a panelist in the session, delivered address on ‘ICT in School Education’ October 30, 2014 8. Participated in meeting of Review Committee established for the review of the University Grants Commission for its restructuring and strengthening to address imperatives and challenges in the Higher Education sector. November 13, 2014 9. Participated in meeting of Sub-Group related to ‘Refresher Programme for Teacher Education’. November 23, 2014 10. Presidential Address at the National Seminar on ‘Freedom and Literature (Swatantrya ani Sahitya)’ organised by the Department of Marathi, Churchgate. December 2, 2014 11. Presidential Address at the National Seminar on ‘Probability in Literature: A Scientific approach’ (Sahityatil Sambhavyata: Ek Vaidnyanik Drushti) organised by the Department of Marathi, Churchgate at the occasion of 900th birth anniversary of Bhaskaracharya. December 10, 2014 12. Gave a keynote at the Silver Jubilee Year programme of Manipal Nursing College, Manipal. January 24, 2015. SNDT 46 Women’s University Annual Report 2014-15 Participation in Conferences/Seminar/Workshops and Papers presented by the faculty 13. Presidential Address at the International Conference on ‘Shifting Contours, widening concerns: Women’s History, Historiography and the politics of historical representation’ Organized by Dr. Awabai Wadia and Dr. Boanji Khurshedji Wadia Archives for Women (AWA), RCWS, SNDTWU. Feb 11, 2015 14. Keynote Address on “ICT enabled colleges” during the Principals’ Meet organized by the Academic Staff College of RTM Nagpur University. March 1, 2015 15. Presidential Address at the Student Led Conference of Churchgate Campus on February 13, 2015 16. Presidential Address at the Vidyarthini Sahitya Sammelan of Churchgate Campus on February 21, 2015. 17. Delivered Keynote Address on ‘ICT Enabled Colleges’ at the Two-day workshop on ‘e-governance for Higher Educational Institutions’ conducted by the Academic Staff College, RTM Nagpur University. March 1, 2015. 18. Presidential Address at the Student Led Conference of Juhu Campus. Presentation on Technology enhanced student centric initiatives at SNDTWU. March 10, 2015 19. Participated in the Meeting of Vice Chancellors from West Zone Universities on Choice Based Credit System organised by the UGC. Prof. Devraj, Vice Chairman was the Keynote Speaker. April 10, 2015. Prof. Vandana Chakrabarti, Pro-Vice Chancellor 20. Presidential address in the seminar on ‘Dreams become reality: the Role of Women’s History and Women’s Archives in transforming the discipline’ by Prof. Geraldine Forbes of State University of New York. August 14, 2014 21. Presidential address in the inaugural session of seminar on ‘Nuclear Medicine & Healthcare’ organized by C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy, Mumbai. September 17, 2014. 22. Presided over the function on ‘Candle Lighting and Graduation Ceremony’ organized by L.T. College of Nursing, Mumbai. January 30, 2015 23. Presidential address in the inaugural session of seminar on ‘Social concerns reflection and action’ conducted by Nirmla Niketan College of Social Work. February 27, 2015 24. Chief guest in the programme on ‘Maharashtra Kanya Gaurav Puraskar’ organized by Icon Foundation. March 7, 2015 25. Presidential address in the valedictory session of student led conference on ‘21st Century Higher Education: Looking Ahead’ organized by SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. March 10-11, 2015 SNDT 47 Women’s University Annual Report 2014-15 Participation in Conferences/Seminar/Workshops and Papers presented by the faculty 26. Presidential address in the programme on publication of book on Meenakshitai Apte, organized by SWADHAR IDWC, Pune. March 14, 2015 27. Presidential address in the inaugural session of seminar on ‘Pashchimanchal Bhartiya Bhashaoni Samkalin Toonki Varta Sahityama Stree’ organized by Department of Gujarati, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. March 23, 2015 Dr. P. N. Mandhare, Controller of Examination 28. Presented paper entitled Synthesis and characterization of 2-(5- Chloro pyrimidine-3-yl) 4H- Chromon- 4-one Derivatives.(NC-RTCC,OP-09,Page No.53) in UGC sponsored National seminar on Recent Trends in Co-Ordination Chemistry organised by Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, NaviMumbai. October 4-5, 2014 Papers presented by faculty members from Post Graduate Departments (Departments arranged alphabetically) Department Name of the Papers presented Faculty Commerce, Mumbai Dr. Jyoti Thakur 1. Presented a paper on ‘Customer Awareness and Perception of E-Commerce in Consumer Goods’ at the national seminar on Emerging Trends in Banking, Commerce and Insurance- opportunities, Challenges and Strategies, organized by Dnyanasadhana College, Thane ( W), November 21, 2014 2. Presented a paper on ‘Human Resource Accounting- A Case Study of Rayat Co-Operative Bank, Satara’ at the 67th All India Commerce Conference, organized by KIIT, University, Bhubaneshwar, Odissa, December 27-29, 2014 3. Resource person, made a presentation on ‘Perception of Coffee Consumers Towards Barista Coffee- A chain of Coffee Restaurants’ at the national seminar on Innovative Practices And Application In Commerce, Trade And Management, organized by Hazarimal Somani College of Commerce and Economics,Bandra, January, 22-23, 2015 SNDT 48 Women’s University Annual Report 2014-15 Participation in Conferences/Seminar/Workshops and Papers presented by the faculty Department Name of the Papers presented Faculty Commerce, Mumbai Dr. Jyoti Thakur 4. Presented a paper on ‘Role of Swarnajayanti Gram Swarajgar Yojana( SGSY) in Development of Rural Women Entrepreneurship through SHGS in Thane District’ at the national seminar on Commerce and Management in 21st Century, organized by Department of Commerce SPPU, Pune & Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana’s Arts, Science &Commerce College, Wagholi, Pune, February 7-8, 2015 5. Presented a paper on ‘Micro Finance- A Bane or Boon’ at the national seminar on Commerce And Management in 21st Century, organized by Maharashtra State Commerce Association, February 7-8, 2015 6. Presented a paper on ‘CSR in Banking Sector: A Case Study of Union Bank of India’ at the national seminar on Issues of Advances in Accounting & Finance, organized by Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, February, 14, 2015 7. Presented a paper on ‘Carbon Credit Accounting’ at the national seminar on Issues of Advances in Accounting & Finance, organized by Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, February, 14, 2015 Dr. Pramila Patil 8. Presented a paper on ‘A Study on Customer Relationship Management in Insurance, with special reference to Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance’ at the national conference on Emerging trends in Banking, Commerce and Insurance- Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies, organized by Dnyansadhana College, Mumbai, November 21, 2014 9. Presented a paper on ‘A Study on Environmental Auditing- A Case study of IBM’ at the 67th All India Commerce Conference of All India Commerce Association, organized by KIIT University and Department, December 27-29, 2014 SNDT 49 Women’s University Annual Report 2014-15 Participation in Conferences/Seminar/Workshops and Papers presented by the faculty Department Name of the Papers presented Faculty Commerce, Mumbai Dr. Pramila Patil 10. Presented a paper on ‘PPP strategy for Traffic Decongestion- A case study of Mumbai